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March 2024: Bring Your Own Topic

Posted: March 14th, 2024 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

March’s meetup is going to be super casual. Bring your lunch, and join us for an hour of socializing and sharing.

Feel free to bring a topic you’d like to discuss, a design you’d like to share, or a question you’d like to ask the group, or if you’d prefer, just show up! The goal is to meet some nice people, and hopefully hear a few interesting things about UX.
 

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Thursday March 21, 2024
12:00pm ET
Zoom – link in Meetup


February 2024: Sketchnoting As A Visual Communication Tool

Posted: February 7th, 2024 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

Join us for a presentation where you’ll discover the power of sketchnoting as a visual communication tool in product design. Sonny will share insights on how you can start incorporating this skill into your own work, give examples and answer any questions in the field of design.

Sonny Chhen has been in the design industry for over 18+ years and an artist his entire life. Working on mobile, desktop, and web products, he brings his unique view of artistry into the field as well as mentoring others on how they can do the same.

 

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Thursday February 22, 2024
12:00pm ET
Zoom – link in Meetup


January 2024: Design Critique Session

Posted: January 16th, 2024 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

It’s 2024 and we’re back at it! This month we will be hosting a group design critique session. Using the framework from Discussing Design by Adam Connor and Aaron Irizarry, we will be facilitating design critique of some UX work.

Please bring any designs that you would like another set of designer eyes on, including designs from your day job (if your company is ok with that), freelance design work (again, check with clients), side projects, or portfolio case studies.

Don’t have anything for review? That’s ok, come look at the designs critically and help provide feedback. Providing and receiving critique are skills that can only be strengthened through practice!

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Thursday January 25, 2024
12:00pm ET
Zoom – link in Meetup


November 2023: Mentoring and Collaboration – Life Lines in Changing Times

Posted: November 9th, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

One of the best things about hanging about in the UX space is, no doubt, the variety of types of people, professions and backgrounds in the ecosystem. And the rapid pace of evolution! How do you take full advantage of this time and place to build your skill set, do meaningful work and stay inspired? How can decoding your collaboration style and applying intention to knowledge sharing opportunities keep you moving forward?

Join us and find out.

About Our Speaker

Christy Pettit is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Pollinate Networks Inc.

Christy has over 25 years of experience helping organizations with innovative leadership and successful implementation of effectiveness best practices in companies worldwide. Christy has supported billion-dollar clients through transformation to successfully increase employee engagement. Christy is an expert on developing knowledge collaboration networks, mentorship programs, effectiveness tracking and assessments for the future of work.

Christy has a BA in English and History from the University of Toronto, with a year of study at the University of Sydney. Christy has a Graduate Diploma in Management and a Masters in Business Administration from Athabasca University’s Centre for Innovative Management.

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Thursday November 23, 2023
12:00pm ET
Zoom – link in Meetup


October 2023: Portfolio Sharing and Feedback

Posted: October 5th, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

This month we are going to help each other improve our portfolios, and form some helpful connections, through small group portfolio reviews.

We will spend the first 10-15 minutes talking about the objectives of portfolios and tips for reviewing, then we will break into small groups to take turns sharing our portfolios and giving feedback. Finally, we will come together to share the things we learned.

Please join us prepared to share your portfolio or the start of a case study, or just a willingness to help out your peers!

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Thursday October 19, 2023
12:00pm ET
Zoom – link in Meetup


September 2023: One More Patio Social at Graffiti Market

Posted: September 11th, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

We will be having one more patio social while the weather is still warm enough! The meetup will be at Graffiti Market again (137 Glasgow St. Suite 385, Kitchener)! We will be out on the patio for at least 2 hours, so please drop by for as long as you would like. This event is open to all UX professionals and enthusiasts.

Please try to RSVP if you are planning on attending, so that I can update the reservation numbers.

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Thursday September 21, 2023
5:00pm ET
In Person – Graffiti Market (137 Glasgow St suite 385 · Kitchener).
Masks are optional but welcome 🙂

Also, in case anyone is wondering…

We will likely switch back to virtual meetups starting in October and through the winter to help keep everyone healthy and broaden our accessibility. We haven’t forgotten about you out-of-towners!


July 2023: Patio Social at Graffiti Market

Posted: July 7th, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

Due to popular demand, we will be having another summer patio social, this time at Graffiti Market! We will be out on the patio for at least 2 hours, so please drop by for as long as you are able. This event is open to all UX professionals and enthusiasts.

Please try to RSVP if you are planning on attending, so that I can update the reservation numbers.

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Thursday July 27, 2023
5:00pm ET
In Person – Graffiti Market (137 Glasgow St suite 385 · Kitchener).
Masks are optional but welcome 🙂

 


June 2023: Patio Social

Posted: June 6th, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

It’s feeling like summer, and we are itching to get back together in person! For this month, we will be hosting a social event at Barley Works, the Huether Hotel’s patio. If you are comfortable, please come out and join us for cool drinks and warm conversation with other UX professionals and enthusiasts.

This event is scheduled for 5pm – 7pm, but feel free to drop in at any point. Also, your friends and family are more than welcome!

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Thursday June 22, 2023
5:00pm ET
In Person!! – Huether Hotel – Barley Works (59 King St N, Waterloo).
Masks are optional but welcome 🙂

 


May 2023: Accessibility – Beyond Requirements

Posted: May 3rd, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

The good news is that many companies are getting the accessibility memo. They eagerly work to list their issues in a VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template), and covet compliance with requirements.

But, is that enough to make products that really work well for people with disabilities? And how can designers and researchers contribute?

Join Margaret Kuo and Serena Tran as they share some thoughts on what it means to be truly accessible, why that is important, and what YOU can do. Our goal is to have you leave with some new tools for your belt!

About Margaret and Serena

Margaret Kuo absolutely loves connecting with users, understanding what makes them tick, and how we can make better products for them. Margaret is grateful for her time at McAfee, where she got to regularly connect with users who are blind. She recently started as a Principal User Experience Researcher at BeyondTrust, moving into the enterprise security space.

Serena Tran loves learning about users – from understanding what they are thinking about to why they make the decisions that they do. She enjoys learning and creating products that provide meaningful user experiences that are backed by user-driven data. She has recently completed her Masters of Information in UX Design at the University of Toronto. She has also previously worked at McAfee, where she worked closely with users who were blind and ran user testing sessions with them to better understand their needs.

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Wednesday May 24, 2023
12:00pm ET
Live streamed to wherever you are!

 


April 2023: Structured Activities To Solicit Ideas

Posted: April 5th, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Events | Tags: | No Comments »

We’ve likely all been in a meeting where someone has said “what if you just…”. Ideas and suggestions from other designers and from non-designers can be useful, but “what if…” meetings can get out of hand quickly. This month we will be testing and discussing a few different activities that designers could use to gather ideas and opinions in a structured way.

This meetup will take place on Zoom and participation in the activities will be strongly encouraged.

If you have any activities that you would like to share this month, please feel free to reach out.

 

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Thursday April 20, 2023
12:00pm ET
Live streamed to wherever you are!